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(11-17-2019, 06:03 PM)Handplanesandmore Wrote: DS if your main purpose is to make cutting boards. Os. spindle sander is indispensable for edge/shaping or template work. I build mostly furniture and do not own a DS. I do all surface work with the planer or sanders or handplanes.
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Ditto. I had a DS but had trouble with the sandpaper staying on it & took up to much space, I bundle sold it with my TS. He had to take both or the deal was off. I would like to get a wider planner, mine is 12".
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You can get sanding spindles for your drill press (or lathe with a drill chuck) for not much money and buy the drum sander
examples
https://www.homedepot.com/p/WEN-Sanding-...lsrc=aw.ds
https://www.amazon.com/16pk-Sanding-Slee...3359&psc=1
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Jim, did any of this help with your decision?
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(11-19-2019, 04:29 PM)fredhargis Wrote: Jim, did any of this help with your decision?
Fred, have put it off ‘til January. Will most likely buy the DS then.
Jim
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(11-19-2019, 04:06 PM)bhh Wrote: You can get sanding spindles for your drill press (or lathe with a drill chuck) for not much money and buy the drum sander
examples
https://www.homedepot.com/p/WEN-Sanding-...lsrc=aw.ds
https://www.amazon.com/16pk-Sanding-Slee...3359&psc=1
Have sanding spindle in drill press right now and have done the same with the lathe.
Guess I don’t need a spindle sander. Have a whole set of spindle sizes with sanding disks to match,
I forgot all about.
OMG, too much stuff cluttering my brain. Thanks!
Jim
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A drill press is a very poor substitute for an oscillating spindle sander.
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(11-17-2019, 12:23 PM)stoppy Wrote: I am considering getting a spindle sander. In one of my searches a 16/32 drum sander showed up. I got to thinking, even though they are in totally different price worlds, I’d get far more use from the 16/32 drum sander than I would a spindle sander. Am I right or do I just want to spend more bucks?
This is an extremely open ended question. It is like saying I want to get something to drive- should I get a pickup or car. It is a valid question but needs more context. After all, I know people who own a $50,000 pickup that at most hauls a load of groceries home from Walmart once a week.It is funny watching them try to get in and out of the behemoth. Why don't you look at the future projects you plan to complete and list them here. Then you may get all the opinion you need to confuse you even more :-)
You may even prevent owning your own behemoth.
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Someone who can use a drill press and sanding spindles instead of an oscillating spindle sander likely means they don't NEED one. It's like saying you can do the job with a hammer instead of a nailer. Or use some kind of wedges instead of clamps to do a glue-up on a regular basis. As always, a general purpose tool is no substitute for a dedicated tool, but if you don't do it often enough or expect efficient results.....
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When I make through dovetails I often which I had an edge sander. They come in 6" widths and the end of belt can substitute for a spindle sander. I think it is far more useful than a spindle sander. You can use it to fit inset doors for instance.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Grizzly-Indu...lsrc=aw.ds
![[Image: grizzly-industrial-belt-sanders-g0839p-64_1000.jpg]](https://images.homedepot-static.com/productImages/3903aaca-a761-4265-b9ab-7a9fab980ce9/svn/grizzly-industrial-belt-sanders-g0839p-64_1000.jpg)
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One is more useful? I disagree. Apples and oranges. They don't do the same functions at all. Just like a tablesaw is neither more nor less useful than a circular saw.
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